When do you fillup?

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Old 08-10-2008, 10:42 PM
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When do you fillup?

I noticed the other day that I have a weird habit of topping off whenever I dropped below 1/2 tank. So I was wondering what other truck owners do when the gauge starts to drop.

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low fuel light on. Get paid. $150 onto wally-world gas card. Top off ($85). Drive until 1/2-1/4 way down, spend last of $65 to bring it back up until the card is empty. usually lasts me to my low fuel light in which I get paid again. repeat.
 
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Old 08-10-2008, 10:48 PM
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I fill up when I have about an 1/8 of a tank left. Though I think my fuel gauge reads a little low..
 
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Old 08-10-2008, 10:49 PM
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I usually start to feel somewhat anxious when it hits quarter tank or a little below. I will then purchase $20 to $30 worth of fuel. On occasion I will buy $40 worth. If going on a long trip I will fill it up.
 
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Old 08-10-2008, 10:50 PM
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i like filling up because my needle goes past F and hits the stop and will stay there for 50-60 miles. after that it starts to drop
 
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Old 08-10-2008, 10:52 PM
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when ever I have to use my truck to visit a job site/roof . Then I expense it and get paid back the $
 
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Old 08-10-2008, 10:57 PM
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When the gas prices were going up like 10 cents a day during the late spring/early summer I was topping off my tank everyday, even if I only needed 2 or 3 gallons.

Right now it seems that they are going down at a rate of a about 2 cents a day here in Jersey so I am waiting until I hit 1/4 tank and then only throwing in like $30 or $40
 
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Old 08-10-2008, 10:57 PM
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I fill it up at around 1/8 tank. Mine is a daily driver, so I go through a tank in about a week and a half or so.
 
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Old 08-10-2008, 11:18 PM
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whenever the low fuel light comes on hahah
 
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Old 08-10-2008, 11:23 PM
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About once a week. When it gets to 1/4 tank and I will it with about 20 gallons.
 
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Old 08-10-2008, 11:27 PM
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I wait until the low fuel alarm goes off.. then I am good for another 60-90 miles. So I time it so that I get fuel on the way to work so I am not running with the low fuel warning on too long so as not to burn up the fuel pump. I get about 600 miles to the tank....That is when I was driving the truck. I haven't put gas in since April.
 
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Old 08-10-2008, 11:42 PM
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usually whenever i hit a quarter tank, then ill top it off or just put in $20, which gets me a little over a quarter tank more of gas
 
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at 3/4.
 
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i usually fill up within 50 miles of the low fuel light comming on...

or about the third time it dings...

I like to know how low i can go:o
 
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Old 08-11-2008, 12:51 AM
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I fill up every time I go to the States. Usually save 30 cents per liter or so. If I don't feel like driving the 11 miles to the border I'll throw in 20-40 bucks until I do.
 
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Old 08-11-2008, 01:13 AM
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I stress my fuel pump, thats for sure, but I am starting to stretch one tank of gas out past two weeks worth of driving though.
 


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